Launch and Recovery - Page 2

gtflash · 12 June 2020, 11:25

I need one of them.

Last Tango · 12 June 2020, 17:32

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Originally Posted by Salty Pete

.....The trouble with his winch is, it is too close, to where the boat stop is, meaning he has to wade into the water to operate it.....

Absolutely no claim to doing it single handed, but regards the winch, if you had to use it the front of the boat wouldn't be at the winch post and you'd have to wade in to hitch the winch strap to the boat anyway.
However there is no need to use the winch until the boat is hauled out to the top of the slip and then only to pull it in the last few inches.
What is edited out is my fitting a safety chain to the top eyelet before actually getting hauled out the water. "Belt and braces".

PS.

Having been in a self driving "Tesla" I am 100% confident I'd rather my wife or anyone over 12 yrs old drives my car up the ramp.

GuyC · 12 June 2020, 22:05

Is your wife only 12?

Pikey Dave · 12 June 2020, 22:09

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Originally Posted by GuyC

Is your wife only 12?

He’s in Scotland

A1an · 13 June 2020, 12:29

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Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

He’s in Scotland

Ouch, that hurt.

Pikey Dave · 13 June 2020, 17:50

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Originally Posted by A1an

Ouch, that hurt.

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Last Tango · 13 June 2020, 18:56

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Originally Posted by Maximus

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Be good to see some closeup pics ECT either way.
I got a Mate in Yorkshire who's a Dab Hand with Stainless!!

Not that much to it........

breezeblock · 13 June 2020, 19:33

those welds are needing polished

Last Tango · 13 June 2020, 20:42

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Originally Posted by breezeblock

those welds are needing polished

That's what I though.....You pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Last Tango · 13 June 2020, 20:46

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Originally Posted by GuyC

Is your wife only 12?

I said "over 12 yrs".....leaving scope for imagination..

Bushrider · 13 June 2020, 21:18

Have the BoatCatch system from Australia installed on my trailer .
Driving the heavy diesel Scorpion single handed on/off the trailer works very well.

Nasher · 14 June 2020, 08:51

That's almost exactly what I sketched out the other day, except my bungee is pulling down on an extension behind the pivot.
I could knock this up out of scrap Stainless I already have in the garage and weld the catch onto my existing D ring.

I think I'll have a go later in the summer when I've fitted my new engine.

My only concern about this is that I usually like to warm my engine up alongside the slip before giving it any real revs, so I'd be reluctant to drive it forward then off backwards on a cold engine.
Not many of us have the luxury of a deserted slip where the boat could sit idling on the trailer blocking the slip for a few minutes.

Nasher.

Pikey Dave · 14 June 2020, 11:28

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Originally Posted by Nasher

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Not many of us have the luxury of a deserted slip where the boat could sit idling on the trailer blocking the slip for a few minutes.

Nasher.

And unless you have a perfectly angled slip, you’ll need to get the trailer much further into the water than for a normal winch recovery. You’d practically have the trailer submerged, brakes, bearings and all. The water would have to be deep enough at the stern for the prop to bite.
I’m out.

lakelandterrier · 14 June 2020, 12:46

It does look nice - I've seen a version on a trailer at Torquay a few years back, but the set up has to be exact.

What do you do on a very shallow slip?

If I'm single handed, and can't walk her on / off a pontoon alongside the slip on launch I put a line round front of trailer and back to bow cleat, unhook the winch hook, put enough power on to hold her on the trailer then nip forward and release the bow line so on bsord whole time.

Coming in, again align on trailer, enough power to hold whilst I jump off tie painter to trailer, clip on winch hook, then jump back on to kill power.

I know leaving engine on / in gear in not ideal, but she is held on the trailer, and it's about 20-30 sec of unattended controls.

Always better to have a 2nd pair of hands though!

Maximus · 15 June 2020, 08:04

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Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

And unless you have a perfectly angled slip, you’ll need to get the trailer much further into the water than for a normal winch recovery. You’d practically have the trailer submerged, brakes, bearings and all. The water would have to be deep enough at the stern for the prop to bite.
I’m out.

Funny that...But You DO remind me of "Debra Meadon" some times Mate!

Pikey Dave · 15 June 2020, 08:12

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Originally Posted by Maximus

Funny that...But You DO remind me of "Debra Meadon" some times Mate!

Only on a weekend [emoji6]

lakelandterrier · 15 June 2020, 23:14

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Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

Only on a weekend [emoji6]

There's a Saturday niight out

Bjohnson · 16 June 2020, 15:12

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Originally Posted by pilotwillie

I’m also able to do that as well, even though I’m probably an accident waiting to happen (which has to some but not me, yet) especially when singlehanded. Like to think I’m still fit enough (just) to be doable.

+1. Thats how i do it when i'm on my own

Salty Pete · 17 June 2020, 02:01

Hello
Things are getting confusing as to who said what.
Did anyone say what.
Anyway I think it is a good idea to have a thread with videos of how we launch and retrieve our boats to enable us to learn from each other.

gtflash · 28 January 2021, 18:23

My tow car thread inspired me to look at this post. Despite the pictures I can’t work out how the catch is holding the boat. Do you have anymore pictures or detail?